Football

By: Nicholas Anschultz and Jake Lehman The Class 6A Columbia High Tigers improved to (5-0, 1-0) after defeating the Class 6A Gainesville Hurricanes (0-5, 0-1) Friday night in the district opener for both teams. Following a bye week, the Tigers were looking to maintain their momentum heading into district play …

It was a house call for Oak Hall senior Zhai Smith that set the tone for the Eagles’ 54-7 throttling of their district rival, the Saint Francis Catholic Academy Wolves. With four minutes left to play in the first quarter, Smith took an interception all the way for a touchdown …

The high school football team with the best record in Alachua County celebrated homecoming in a big way. Newberry High School not only welcomed the classes of 1994 and 1989 back to campus, but they also welcomed their Panthers (5-1) with a sold-out crowd to cheer on the team on …

With October around the corner, high school teams find themselves at the middle point in the season. One team still needs its first win, another is looking to gain momentum off a bye and one more needs to snap a losing streak. Gainesville vs. Columbia If the 0-4 Hurricanes were …

Teams like the 2019 Miami Dolphins appear once every century, and one could see why. It’s been a historically dreadful start to the season for the Dolphins. Experts and fans alike predicted Miami to be one of the worst teams in the league, but nobody expected the results to be …

New matchup, same dog fight. Saturday’s 7 p.m. matchup between Mississippi State (3-1) and No. 7 Auburn (4-0) will be the 93rd overall meeting between the two teams. Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn made sure to point out the battles Auburn has been through with Mississippi State over the years. …

The Northern Illinois Huskies will take on the Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday in week 5 of college football. https://twitter.com/NIU_Football/status/1176893927670059010 Northern Illinois The Huskies haven’t looked good this season so far on the road suffering loses against No. 13 Utah and to Nebraska. Ross Bowers, Tre Harbison and Daniel Crawford are the …

The No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-1) will face No. 18 Virginia (4-0) this Saturday in a heavyweight bout of college football. Virginia has not been challenged Virginia has not always commanded respect in the college football world, but the Cavaliers have the attention of the fabled Fighting Irish …

The soap opera that is Jalen Ramsey has taken another twist. It feels like an episode of Days of our Lives with the Jaguars all-pro cornerback. Ramsey informed head coach Doug Marrone Monday that he was sick and was going to miss practice. This comes a week after Ramsey requested …

The Bears’ defense led the way while Mitchell Trubisky was solid throughout the night as Chicago defeated the Washington Redskins 31-15. Hot Out of the Gate Chicago would strike first on a Ha Ha Clinton-Dix interception that would be returned 37 yards for a touchdown. Clinton-Dix had a huge night …